carnaval
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)
- One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
carnaval (plural carnavals)
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian carnevale.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kər.nəˈβal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kər.nəˈval]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [kaɾ.naˈval]
Noun edit
carnaval m (plural carnavals)
- carnival (festival held just before Lent)
- Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “carnaval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French carnaval, either from Italian carnivale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from carnem (“flesh”) + levāre (“lighten, raise”). The alternative carnem vale (“flesh farewell”) is a folk etymology.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)
- The carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
- (within the southern Netherlands and Belgium, specifically) A festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect.
Synonyms edit
- (in some areas) vastenavond
Derived terms edit
- carnavalesk
- carnavalskostuum
- carnavalslied
- carnavalsmasker
- carnavalsnaam
- carnavalsoptocht
- carnavalsstoet
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Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: karnaval
French edit
Etymology edit
Either from Italian carnevale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from caro (“flesh”) + levo (“to lighten, to raise”), or directly from Medieval Latin.
The alternative carne vale (“to flesh/meat, farewell”) is believed to be a folk etymology.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carnaval m (plural carnavals)
- the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “carnaval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carnaval m (plural carnavais)
Derived terms edit
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French carnaval.
Noun edit
carnaval n (plural carnavaluri)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) carnaval | carnavalul | (niște) carnavaluri | carnavalurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) carnaval | carnavalului | (unor) carnavaluri | carnavalurilor |
vocative | carnavalule | carnavalurilor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian carnevale.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carnaval m (plural carnavales)
- carnival (festival held just before Lent)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “carnaval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014